Maintenance Lead

Life tastes better with ice cream 

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. 
  

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.  

What truly sets us apart is how we work.  

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.  

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.  

The Maintenance Lead is accountable for the reliability, availability, and performance of all manufacturing assets, utilities, and site infrastructure. The role provides engineering leadership, ensures statutory compliance, leads capital projects, and drives maintenance excellence to support plant performance and sustainable growth

What you'll be responsible for

Engineering & Maintenance Leadership

• Lead maintenance and engineering teams to ensure world-class asset reliability.
• Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Manage engineering spares, contractors, and maintenance budgets.
• Drive improvements in MTBF, MTTR, and equipment availability.
• Ensure engineering standards and technical governance are maintained.

Utilities & Infrastructure

• Lead utilities operations including refrigeration, compressed air, water, electrical, and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and legal engineering requirements.
• Maintain infrastructure reliability and business continuity.

Capital Projects & Innovation

• Develop and manage capital expenditure plans.
• Lead end-to-end execution of capital and innovation projects.
• Partner with category and engineering excellence teams on technology deployment.
• Support factory masterplan implementation and future capability expansion.

Safety, Health & Environment

• Ensure engineering and process safety compliance.
• Lead HAZOPs, PHAs, contractor safety, and commissioning safety activities.
• Ensure effective systems for chemical handling, environmental management, and process safety.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost optimization projects.
• Implement reliability-centered maintenance and predictive analytics where appropriate.
• Support digital transformation of maintenance systems and asset management.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering, maintenance, and utility teams.
• Build technical capability and succession pipelines.
• Drive accountability, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

We're looking for someone who

Essential

• BSc Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical).
• GCC (Government Certificate of Competency).
• 5-8 years management experience in engineering and maintenance within FMCG manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing contractors, technical teams, and capital projects.

Desirable

• SAP PM experience.
• Project Management certification.
• Strong TPM, Reliability Engineering, and Asset Care expertise.
• Financial and budget management skills.

What you'll get

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards

• Flexible ways of working

• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work

• Time off to rest and recharge

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! 

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact

• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done

• Continuous learning and development as the business grows

• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. 

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.